Some Insiders guests say they would love to continue appearing remotely to avoid a weekend of travel, but it is not something the program is considering when normal business is resumed.
The ABC generally does not pay journalists to do spots, except for Insiders, which used to require a flight to Melbourne, and some spots on Radio National’s Breakfast program with Fran Kelly. Sky has told regulars they can appear for nothing or not at all, but no one will be paid for the rest of the year. Sky News Australia April 29, 2020īut the coronavirus has put so much strain on the media business that most companies are making cuts wherever they can. Sky News host Alan Jones says “there’s no shortage of hatred for the man who sailed into Botany Bay 250 years ago and who is responsible for Australia becoming a British colony”.
